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The best live, scripted comedy in North America.Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:36:12 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.128010703Top Ten Sketches for the Holidayshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TOsketchfest/~3/GwUZVYGRzpg/
http://www.torontosketchfest.com/2016/11/28/top-ten-sketches-for-the-holidays/#respondMon, 28 Nov 2016 15:42:53 +0000http://www.torontosketchfest.com/?p=7576It's that magical time of year, and TOsketchfest has assembled our Top 10 favourite sketches and songs for the Holidays!

]]>It’s that magical time of year once again, and the gang at TOsketchfest put together an informal “Top Ten” list of some of our favourite sketches and songs for the Holiday Season. Just a little something to get you in the mood:

(Hon. mention) The Chanukah Song – SNL

10. Schwetty Balls – SNL

9. Grandma’s Happy Memory – The Kids in the Hall (fr. Brain Candy)

8. Raj Binder’s Holiday Story – 22 Minutes

7. A Christmas Poem – Carol Burnett

6. Mr. Bean’s Christmas Turkey

5. I Wish it was Christmas Today – SNL

4. Christmastime for the Jews – SNL

3. Raging Rudolph – MadTV

2. Dick in a Box – The Lonely Island / SNL

1. The 12 Days of Christmas – SCTV

We bet you have your own favourites, and perhaps you know some great holiday gems we’ve missed. So why not join the conversation on Facebook and post your top ten list!

From the gang at TOsketchfest, have a safe and super-duper-wicked-awesome Holiday Season!

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http://www.torontosketchfest.com/2016/11/27/2017-holiday-passes/#respondMon, 28 Nov 2016 01:00:30 +0000http://www.torontosketchfest.com/?p=7560The Festival Pass is the perfect gift for the comedy lover in your life. BUY NOW and get the very best price of the season – just $70 'til Dec. 31st!

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The 2017 Festival Pass – Just $70 ’til Dec. 31st

The Holidays are here again, and so too is the TOsketchfest Festival Pass. Give the comedy lover in your life the gift of 12 days of hilarity. Right now, for just $70 ALL of TOsketchfest can be yours with this one-price full-festival pass – access to 70+ shows on 5 stages by 40+ acts from across North America March 1-12, 2017.

Orders processed AFTER DECEMBER 16, 2016 are not guaranteed to arrive by Christmas

Limited Time. Limited Supply.

Don’t wait! There are just 75 passes available this year and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Price goes up January 1st.

It’s that time of year again. Toronto’s favourite comedy festival is gearing up for another fantastic season, and that means we’re on the lookout for the best scripted comedy from across North America and beyond. If you’re in a sketch troupe or musical act and want to take part, now is your chance. Submissions are now open for The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival 2017. March 1-12, 2017, we’ll welcome 60+ of the best sketch troupes anywhere to Toronto for 11 days of hilarity. You could be part of it. All you have to do is…

NOTE:Submissions close NOVEMBER 18th

]]>7503http://www.torontosketchfest.com/2016/10/17/apply-now-2017/Comedy Country Line Up Announcedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TOsketchfest/~3/jsBQYM2h3e0/
Thu, 23 Jun 2016 02:18:13 +0000http://www.torontosketchfest.com/?p=7450Join us in beautiful Prince Edward County for Comedy Country this fall. Tom Green and Women Fully Clothed will be there. You should be too!
]]>Join us in beautiful Prince Edward County for Comedy Country this fall. Tom Green and Women Fully Clothed will be there. You should be too!
]]>7450http://www.torontosketchfest.com/2016/06/22/comedy-country-line-up-announced/Uncalled For presents Playday Maydayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TOsketchfest/~3/UIt3TjgogtY/
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:21:47 +0000http://www.torontosketchfest.com/?p=7419Uncalled For presents PLAYDAY MAYDAY at Theatre Passe Muraille Nov 24 - Dec 4. Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

]]>TOsketchfest is thrilled to partner with multiple award-winning troupe Uncalled For to bring you the Toronto theatrical run of Playday Mayday at Theatre Passe Muraille, November 24th to December 4th, 2016.

Playday Maydayis a hilarious, free-flowing theatrical sketch comedy tale about the games we forget to play once we group up.

Five childhood friends re-unite as adults in their coastal hometown, but a freak five-way cellphone accident interrupts their boring grown-up plans and sends them on an adventure “out of bounds.” What they discover is a place where games come alive, and where the lines between life and play blur.

From finger guns to astronauts, Twister to Twenty Questions, imaginary friends to princesses, Playday Mayday proves that nostalgia can be more than reboots and references. It can be about remembering a different way of engaging with each other.

Created by Canadian Comedy Award-nominated improv and sketch comedy troupe Uncalled For (Just for Laughs, Next Stage Theatre Festival, Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival), Playday Mayday is intelligently written and joyfully performed. It’s a show that seeks to redefine its own genre reveling in the elastic reality of sketch comedy, but grounding it with the emotional honesty of theatre.

The Montreal Gazette hailed it as a “Hilarious journey through a maze of surreal fantasies, seeded with great running gags which eventually tie the whole zany package together.” A show for anyone who ever was, or perhaps still is, a child.

Ellen Bayley is a Development Officer at St. Joseph’s Heath Centre in Toronto, and comes to the board of TOsketchfest with a depth of knowledge and experience in fundraising and non-profit arts administration. Ellen is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a specialization in Arts Management, and in a former life, was a sketch comedian herself. Ellen was a member of the NOW Audience Choice-winning troupe “Kathleen Turner Overdrive” that performed in TOsketchfest in 2007 and 2008.

Named one of the “Top 10 Creative Canadians” by Marketing Magazine, Ron Tite has been an award winning advertising Writer and Creative Director for some of the world’s most respected brands. He is founder and CEO of The Tite Group, Executive Producer & Host of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning show Monkey Toast, and is a featured marketing expert on the new Mark Burnett-produced business reality show, Dream Funded. He has written for a number of other television series, penned a children’s book, and wrote, performed, and produced the play, The Canadian Baby Bonus. In demand as a speaker for his own take on modern business, “The Expression Economy”, Ron has spoken to leading organizations all over the world. His upcoming book, Everyone’s an Artist (Or At Least They Should Be), will be published by HarperCollins in the fall of 2016.

We’re also thrilled to welcome Hailiah Knight, who joins the TOsketchfest staff as Marketing and Sponsorship Coordinator courtesy of the Canada Summer Jobs program, funded by the Government of Canada. She is a graduate of St Lawrence College from the Music & Digital Media program. Aside from her day job, Hailiah is an artist/musician and has just released her first EP. Having past experience as the artist as well as in the production side in festivals, she is excited to be joining our team for TOsketchfest.

]]>7405http://www.torontosketchfest.com/2016/06/22/new-faces-at-tosketchfest/The Sketch Comedy Project Fund – 2016 Recipientshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TOsketchfest/~3/42Rzsyh2K_c/
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:21:12 +0000http://www.torontosketchfest.com/?p=7390TOsketchfest is proud to announce the 2016 recipients of The Sketch Comedy Project Fund.
]]>TOsketchfest is proud to announce the 2016 recipients of The Sketch Comedy Project Fund. This year 4 well-deserving projects will be funded, each representing an important “next step” in the careers of their participants. The Sketch Comedy Project Fund is made possible through the generous support of The Pat and Tony Adams Freedom Fund for the Arts.

2016 SCPF Recipient Projects

SIDEKICKS (web series)Peter ‘N Chris

Vancouver/Toronto duo, and perennial TOsketchfest favs, Peter ‘N Chris will embark on the production of a web series called “Sidekicks.” The series focuses on the everyday lives of super hero sidekicks and the henchmen of their arch nemeses.

PLAYDAY MAYDAY (theatrical run)Uncalled for

Montréal-born Uncalled For are set to mount their first full theatrical run of their newest show “Playday Mayday” November 24-Dec 4 at Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace.

WEB SHORTS (comedy shorts)Panacea!

Toronto’s Panacea! is seeking to expand their audience through the production of comedy shorts for distribution online.

FRINGE SHOW (work with a director)Of Mud and Mirth

Emerging troupe Of Mud and Mirth see the value in having a seasoned outside eye. They’ll be working with an accomplished director as they work up to a 60 minute show.

]]>7390http://www.torontosketchfest.com/2016/06/22/the-sketch-comedy-project-fund-2016-recipients/Uncalled For needs YOU!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TOsketchfest/~3/HVA0Z_UweXA/
Sat, 09 Apr 2016 00:32:29 +0000http://www.torontosketchfest.com/?p=7470Uncalled For'sPlayday Mayday will run at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille for two weeks this November... and they need your help to make it happen!
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]]>7470http://www.torontosketchfest.com/2016/04/08/uncalled-for-needs-you/Best of the Fest Award Showhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TOsketchfest/~3/VtHxTQqS1pg/
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 20:33:54 +0000http://www.torontosketchfest.com/?p=7369Gavin Crawford (Because News) hosts a selection of the festival's best from the past 12 days of hilarity - Sunday, March 13th – 7pm at The Theatre Centre

]]>Gavin Crawford (Because News) hosts a selection of the festival's best from the past 12 days of hilarity - Sunday, March 13th – 7pm at The Theatre Centre